Baseball Terms
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the letter of the matching definition next to each term.
1. bat
A. The person who does the ___
2. baseball
B. A successful stroke in an athletic contest
3. glove
C. The area of a baseball field that is enclosed by 3 bases and home plate
4. infield
D. A large board for displaying the ___ of a contest
5. outfield
E. The position on a baseball team of the player who is stationed behind home plate and who ___
6. catcher
F. An official at a baseball game
7. pitcher
G. A parallelogram with four equal sides
8. donut
H. A calculator that keeps a record of the number of times something happens
9. diamond
I. A base hit on which the batter stops safely at first base
10. mound
J. A base hit at which the batter stops safely at third base
11. homerun
K. An out resulting from the batter getting three ___
12. double
L. Bat-and-ball sport played on a diamond
13. single
M. The area of a baseball playing field beyond the lines connecting the bases
14. triple
N. A club used for hitting a ball in various games
15. walk
O. A base hit on which the batter scores a ___
16. run
P. A small ring-shaped friedcake
17. hit
Q. The handwear used by fielders in playing baseball
18. strikeout
R. A play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team
19. counter
S. The position on a baseball team of the player who throws the ball for a batter to try to hit
20. umpire
T. To move on foot at a normal pace
21. scoreboard
U. A base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base